This position will function as part of the Generation Maintenance & Reliability Group within Engineering & Construction Services - Technical Services.

This position is responsible for producing Visualizations and Dashboards from Generation Work Management and Equipment Condition Monitoring data to support the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of critical power plant systems, components, and processes.

The incumbent will be the business product owner for the data integration and visualization tools and process for Southern Company Generation. A key responsibility for this position is conceive, create, and deploy visualizations to enable the fleet to better use and analyze data from multiple sources to obtain increased value.

This includes providing day-to-day technical support around Data Visualization, and for providing strategic guidance to the generation fleet in the areas of Asset Management Information Optimization (AMIO).

The incumbent will provide field support to address individual plant questions & concerns, and will also play a key role in like-unit comparisons, identifying and communicating best practices, applying lessons learned across the fleet, and ensuring consistency, to improve processes. The position will also provide key support to Root Cause Analysis Investigations.

JOB REQUIREMENTS(Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills)

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a 2-year or 4-year Technical Degree is preferred

A thorough understanding and working knowledge of data integration and visualization techniques is required.

Experience with data management techniques to access, integrate, analyze and visualize data from multiple sources is required. Working experience with Tableau Software, or similar reporting and visualization program, is highly desired.

Detailed understanding of plant Maintenance, Engineering, Operations; equipment, systems, and processes in a power plant or other manufacturing industry is preferred.

Experience in organizing and managing multiple projects at the same time. Proven ability to plan; ability to discern problems that need immediate attention versus those that allow more time to resolve.

Work with Generation Plants and Engineering & Construction Services to improve the effective and consistent use of Enterprise Tools and the application of Work Management Processes.

Coordinate and facilitate the effective use of data visualizations to drive better Work Management and Equipment Condition Assessments. Provide formal and informal training to end users around data visualization and analysis.

Limited relocation assistance is available if the selected candidate currently resides outside the area

Please submit an updated resume with your application.

BENEFITS

Competitive Pay

Excellent benefits packages which includes:

Medical and dental coverage

Defined Benefit Pension plan

Performance-sharing plan

401(k) plan with a generous company match

Bonus opportunities

Tuition Reimbursement

With 4.4 million customers and more than 46,000 megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is the premier energy company serving the Southeast through its subsidiaries. A leading U.S. producer of clean, safe, reliable and affordable electricity, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states and a growing competitive generation company, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company brands are known for energy innovation, excellent customer service, high reliability and retail electric prices that are below the national average. Southern Company and its subsidiaries are leading the nation's nuclear renaissance through the construction of the first new nuclear units to be built in a generation of Americans and are demonstrating their commitment to energy innovation through the development of a state-of-the-art coal gasification plant. Southern Company has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense and G.I. Jobs magazine as a top military employer and listed by DiversityInc as a top company. The company received the 2012 Edison Award from the Edison Electric Institute for its leadership in new nuclear development, was named Electric Light & Power magazine's Utility of the Year for 2012 and is continually ranked among the top utilities in Fortune's annual World's Most Admired Electric and Gas Utility rankings. Visit our website at www.southerncompany.com.

We offer a competitive compensation package. Southern Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) of minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans and strongly supports diversity in the workplace.